Mountain Shadow Association

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Bozeman, MT501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 83-2453245Revenue $1.6M in FY2025

On file with the IRSmountainshadowassociation.org444 Circle F Trl, 59718-9294 · Bozeman, MTTax-exempt since Aug 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Mountain Shadow Association MSA is a community-based Native-American non-profit focused on repairing and restoring relationships between children and their parents citizens and their community families and their culture individuals and their environment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
45¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 8 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $425K a year · 53% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
45%
of spending
Concern: 45% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$102K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 63% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $1.1M
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$34K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+170% vs prior year
Spent
$607K
To programs
45%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +170%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$116K
FY2022$121K
FY2023$263K
FY2024$578K
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$607K
FY2025▲ +108%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$226K
FY2024$292K
FY2025$607K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +192%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$104K
FY2022$137K
FY2023$174K
FY2024$501K
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending January 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2019.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

45 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 45% · $276K Management & general 40% · $244K Fundraising 14% · $87K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $102K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$102,245Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Megkian Doyle’s $102K as Executive Director is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Megkian Doyle$102,245———
Misti Toineeta—$43,939$37,622$400
Hannah Phelan—$42,259$6,663—
Beth Howe-Yarlott—$14,000$21,400—
Jean Wallace———$1,950
Jackie Yellowtail———$1,500
Thomas Yellowtail———$320

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Restores relationships between Native American children, families, and their community.

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2 programs · $276K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Blessed beginnings is our drop-in recovery support community for people struggling with substance use and mental health diagnosis. We facilitate support groups for parenting, life skills development, recovery, trauma, and wellness from a spiritual and indigenous perspective.

$155Kprogram expense
02

Aniiwaaxaatchileesh kowaakaalixkx (we ask good things for you) is an after school program aimed at reaching students who are not currently engaging in prosocial activities and who are also experiencing trauma, discipline or academic struggles, AND/OR substance use exposure through friend groups or family.

$121Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$387
Money outPt IX
$607K
Ln 25
Programscol B$276K
Managementcol C$244K
Fundraisingcol D$87K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$214K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$173K
Investment incomeLn 3$387
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$214K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$214K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$900K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$101K
Other assetsLn 15$247K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJanuary
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$388K$214K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$900K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$115K$101K
Total assetsLn 16$504K$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$34K
Net assetsLn 32$501K$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$296K$183K$112K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$9K$407
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$16K$9K
Management feesLn 11a$10K$6K$3K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$62K$62K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$82K$165$82K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$98$146$3K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K$25$27
Information technologyLn 14$2K$68$2K
OccupancyLn 16$32K$21K$11K$61
TravelLn 17$14K$6K$8K$107
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$195$195
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$2K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$44K$27K$17K$292
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$1K$120
Total functional expensesLn 25$607K$276K$244K$87K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.6M$607K$952K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $578K$292K$287K$501K 990 PDF
FY2023 $263K$226K$37K$174K 990 PDF
FY2022 $121K$137K 990 PDF
FY2021 $116K$104K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,558,897 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $537,072$1,558,510
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $41,185$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $107$387
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $578,364$1,558,897
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $158,843$330,210
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $68,200$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $64,620$276,901
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $291,663$607,111
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $286,701$951,786
Part VI · Governance 6 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,558,897 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$172,592
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,385,918
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,558,510
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $387$387
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $387$1,558,897
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $607,111 across 16 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $183,101 · Management $112,470$295,571
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,646 · Management $407$9,053
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,096 · Management $9,490$25,586
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $5,946 · Management $2,692 · Fundraising $1,634$10,272
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $62,361$62,361
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $165 · Fundraising $81,960$82,125
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $98 · Management $146 · Fundraising $3,006$3,250
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,112 · Management $25 · Fundraising $27$3,164
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $68 · Management $2,215$2,283
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,327 · Management $11,083 · Fundraising $61$32,471
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,872 · Management $7,624 · Fundraising $107$13,603
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $195$195
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $14,217$14,217
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,995 · Management $3,369$5,364
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,397 · Management $16,677 · Fundraising $292$44,366
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,717 · Management $1,393 · Fundraising $120$3,230
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $275,570 · Management $244,334 · Fundraising $87,207$607,111
Part X · Balance sheet $1,495,166 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $388,371$214,446
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $292$32,813
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $114,722$100,505
X-12 Other securities$900,000
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $357$247,402
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $503,742$1,495,166
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,124$10,866
X-19 Deferred revenue$14,583
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $53$8,278
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,177$33,727
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $494,565$505,045
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,000$956,394
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $500,565$1,461,439
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $503,742$1,495,166
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,461,439 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,558,897
XI-2 Total expenses$607,111
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$951,786
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$500,565
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$9,088
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,461,439

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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